Maria Contreras-Sweet’s best sounding board throughout her career has been her “kitchen cabinet.” During weeknight dinners or Sunday brunches after church, she would tell her husband and three children about her workday, whether it involved meeting with a consulting client...

Bobby Schwartz has spent his career capitalizing on hidden value in market inefficiencies for investors. A former commodities broker, he’s principal, CEO and founder of brokerage RCM Asset Management in Chicago. As principal and managing partner of the RCM Alternatives division,...

Blue Sky Innovation writes a new chapter with the launch of The Vault, a new portal for your business life that will grow to include a range of resources. First up: The Blue Network, stories of 100 top Chicago innovators.

INNOVATION HUB

You arrive alone. Your heart is beating a little faster than normal and suddenly all of your charisma and charm go out the window. You try to lock eyes with someone so that you can find a temporary home in what can feel like a sea of strangers. But everyone looks happily engaged in...

As an entrepreneur, I wear many hats. I'm my company's chief accountant, salesperson, strategist and product-builder. I'm responsible for making sure that my business stays thriving six months and six years from now. It's exhausting, scary and highly rewarding — all at once.

Despite spending cuts and sequestration in recent years, Illinois’ universities are capturing record levels of funding for basic, applied, and development research in science and engineering (S&E). According to a new Index analysis of the most recent data from the National Science...

Blue Sky Innovation kicked off its new networking event series, Blue Sky Social, at the House of Blues on Wednesday night. Blue Sky launched its Blue Network guide to Chicago innovators on Wednesday, the first feature of the new Blue Sky Vault.

Blue Sky Innovation kicked off its new networking event series, Blue Sky Social, at the House of Blues on Wednesday night. Blue Sky launched its Blue Network guide to Chicago innovators on Wednesday, the first feature of the new Blue Sky Vault.